# @simone_stewart on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIRV-kJI7G5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38688399-simone-stewart-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5da491a57f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-10T15:28:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Simone (@simone_stewart) — https://gondola.cc/simone_stewart

## Caption

Van living day 4. To swim or not to swim 

I can see the comments now- you wasted your time, that guy was minding his own business, not the man vs bear debate again, you would have been fine etc 

80% of me thinks if I had stripped off (to my bikini), left my stuff on the beach, and gone for a swim, both myself, Roo and my stuff would have been absolutely fine. However, because I’m travelling solo, And I have to walk back to my van by myself, I am hyper vigilant. I was nervous about travelling by myself as a woman especially and none of those worries have eased at all. So I’m currently not putting myself in vulnerable positions to ease those anxieties. 

There’s also a situation where if anything bad happened to me or my stuff at least one person would have said, well of course what did you expect. 

I’m certain that poor man just wanted a nice secluded beach to himself and I was absolutely spoiling his regular hidden spot. 

But I’m also absolutely okay with being extra careful at the moment. 

I walked past the campsite the first time and thought whyyy did I not go back and get my bike after the first error. A 3 hour walk could have been a 20 min cycle 😂 but then I wouldn’t have seen the woods or the secret beach 

#vanlifeseries #campervanconversion #vangirls

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campervanconversion, vanlifeseries, vangirls

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